2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Review, Part 2

Part 2

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• KLR
• KLR650
• motorcycle
• Kawasaki
• dual
• sport
• buying
• new

[martyparadise1]

looking at a klr with 30k 2008 for 1500.00 good deal???

[hedlundk]

@martyparadise1 I would say that's pretty good.  Mileage is a bit high (mine has 18,000 for comparison, same year). But that's a good price. Did you buy it?

[bfdvollie]

Thank you for this video. I was most impressed with your honest and no nonsence review. I had a Honda FT500 Ascot and access to a KLR250 in college. I miss both of them and want to get back on a bike after 20 years of not riding them.

We did the camper bit for a while but sold it because we were not using it. We have a 3 person SeaDoo PWC, but again I don't pull it out as ofter as I should (maybe 4 times last year and we live less than 4 miles from a lake, so I want something for fun.

[hedlundk]

@bfdvollie You won't regret getting a KLR. I'm happy to report after four seasons I still love my KLR as much as I did in 2008. It's got 17,000 miles on it now and still burns oil, but it's still a fun bike to ride.

[darkblade1231]

does the klr come automatic or just manual

[hedlundk]

@darkblade1231 manual, 5 speed.

[bfdvollie]

@hedlundk Cool, I just got to save up for one. I'm biased to red :) I'll ask my Chief if I can put lights and siren on it...lol :)

[hedlundk]

@coldkendall69 Kawasaki seems to have addressed the oil burning in the later 2008 bikes and from then on. FWIW, I had a mechanic put new stock rings in the bike about 6 months ago and it still burns oil as much as it did when new.

[coldkendall69]

My bike is a 2011 klr with 5k miles and has not used a drop of oil.

[hedlundk]

@gumpdy the oil burning only affected the earliest '08's. The DRZ400 is a great bike too. I find the KLR rails the twisties nearly as hard as my VFR. It's lighter and you have great leverage on the bars. It lacks the drive out of the corners though.